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EP0025745 - Process for propagating human hepatitis A virus in in vitro cell culture [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1981/12]Process for propagating human hepatitis A in vitro cell culture
[1984/28]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  09.08.1990
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.04.2015Change - lapse in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: CH, LI
published on 20.05.2015  [2015/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Merck & Co., Inc.
126, East Lincoln Avenue P.O. Box 2000 Rahway
New Jersey 07065-0900 / US
[N/P]
Former [1981/12]For all designated states
MERCK & CO. INC.
126, East Lincoln Avenue P.O. Box 2000
Rahway New Jersey 07065-0900 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Provost, Philip J.
473 Landis Road
Harleysville Pennsylvania 19438 / US
02 / Giesa, Paula A.
1708 Lincoln Drive East
Ambler Pennsylvania 19002 / US
03 / Hilleman, Maurice R.
4107 Fields Drive
Lafayette Hill Pennsylvania 19444 / US
[1981/12]
Representative(s)Martin, Jean-Jacques, et al
Cabinet Régimbeau
20, rue de Chazelles
75847 Paris Cedex 17 / FR
[N/P]
Former [1986/08]Martin, Jean-Jacques, et al
Cabinet REGIMBEAU 26, Avenue Kléber
F-75116 Paris / FR
Former [1981/12]Corre, Jacques Denis Paul
Cabinet Regimbeau 26, Avenue Kléber
F-75116 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date80401258.103.09.1980
[1981/12]
Priority number, dateUS1979007164804.09.1979         Original published format: US 71648
[1981/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0025745
Date:25.03.1981
Language:EN
[1981/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0025745
Date:11.07.1984
Language:EN
[1984/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.01.1981
ClassificationIPC:C12N7/08
[1981/12]
CPC:
C12N7/00 (EP); A61K39/12 (EP); A61K39/29 (EP);
A61P31/12 (EP); A61K2039/5254 (EP); C12N2770/32432 (EP);
C12N2770/32434 (EP); C12N2770/32464 (EP); Y02A50/30 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1981/12]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Vermehren menschlicher Hepatitis-A Viren in einer Zellkultur in vitro[1984/28]
English:Process for propagating human hepatitis A virus in in vitro cell culture[1984/28]
French:Procédé de propagation du virus d'hépatite A humaine dans une culture de cellules in vitro[1984/28]
Former [1981/12]Verfahren zum Vermehren menschlicher Hepatitis-A in einer Zellkultur in vitro
Former [1981/12]Process for propagating human hepatitis A in vitro cell culture
Former [1981/12]Procédé de propagation d'hépatite A humaine dans une culture de cellules in vitro
Examination procedure30.07.1981Examination requested  [1981/40]
07.12.1981Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.05.1982Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.08.1982Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.12.1982Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.10.1983Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
09.12.1983Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.02.1984Fee for grant paid
13.02.1984Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  11.04.1985  10.05.1985  ADMISSIBLE
Flehmig, B., Dr.
Horemer 21
D-7400 Tübingen / DE
Opponent's representative
Grussdorf, Jürgen
Patentanwälte Zellentin & Partner Rubensstrasse 30
67061 Ludwigshafen / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1988/39]
Opponent(s)01  11.04.1985  10.05.1985  ADMISSIBLE
Flehmig, B., Dr.
Horemer 21
D-7400 Tübingen / DE
Opponent's representative
Grussdorf, Jürgen, Dr.
Patentanwälte Zellentin & Partner Rubensstrasse 30
D-67061 Ludwigshafen / DE
Former [1985/25]
Opponent(s)01  11.04.1985   
Flehmig, B., Dr.
Horemer 21
D-7400 Tübingen / DE
Opponent's representative
Patentanwälte Zellentin & Partner
Zweibrückenstrasse 15
D-80331 München / DE
25.06.1985Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
31.10.1985Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
27.05.1986Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
01.12.1986Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
15.02.1989Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
09.03.1990Legal effect of revocation of patent [1990/39]
Appeal following opposition13.04.1989Appeal received No.  T0261/89
19.06.1989Statement of grounds filed
09.03.1990Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
09.03.1990Date of oral proceedings
12.03.1990Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.08.1982Renewal fee patent year 03
18.08.1983Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipLU30.09.1984
[2015/21]
Former [1999/52]CH11.07.1984
LI11.07.1984
LU30.09.1984
Former [1991/09]CH11.07.1984
LI11.07.1984
Documents cited:SearchGB811411  [ ] (PARKE DAVIS & CO);
 GB878704  [ ] (ALLIED LAB INC);
 US3871954  [ ] (ZUCKERMAN ARIE JEREMY);
 US3935066  [ ] (APOSTOLOV KOSTADIN);
 FR2398504  [ ] (TOURS INST VIROLOGIE [FR]);
 US4164566  [ ] (HILLEMAN MAURICE R [US], et al);
 EP0008559  [ ] (MERCK & CO INC [US])
by applicantUS4029764
 US4164566
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